Creamy Sauce Butter Crabs

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I like this method of cooking crabs, it works for prawns too. Yummy stuff for a special occassion that doesn't involve much work. Which is always good. *wink*

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Steps

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Clean crabs and steam them , then drain well.

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Remove the pincers and crack with a pestle.

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Trim the legs and cut each crab into four pieces.

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Set aside.

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Heat margarine in a wok until melted then add the milk.

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Gently simmer the mixture over a medium heat.

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Add the curry leaves , hot chilli and seasoning.

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Simmer for 1015 minutes.

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Add thickening and stir gently over a very low heat until sauce is thick and glossy in texture.

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Return crabs to the mixture and cook over a very low heat for about 1 minute.

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Dish out the crabs with the curry leaves , chilli padi and a little of the sauce.

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Serve immediately.

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Ingredients

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crabs, margarine, evaporated milk, hot chili peppers, curry leaves, salt, sugar, cornflour, water